Biz to legislators: Workers' comp proposals bad for Conn.
Connecticut businesses are urging lawmakers to oppose new workers' compensation measures because they would significantly increase business costs, repeal key reforms of the workers' compensation system and make Connecticut a much less attractive place in which to do business, according to the Connecticut Business & Industry Association.
"Workers' compensation costs in Connecticut are among the highest in the nation and legislators should be taking actions that would reduce costs and help employers compete and grow so they can create good jobs," said Bonnie Stewart, CBIA vice president of government affairs, in a statement.
Businesspeople from across the state are urging lawmakers to vote against five proposed workers' compensation bills that: expand workers' compensation discretionary benefits; increase employers' burdens for managing workers' compensation by imposing new administrative responsibilities; expand workers' compensation benefits to include post traumatic stress disorders even if there is no physical injury; expand workers' compensation benefits for scarring awards; and penalize employers for trying to manage workers' compensation claims properly.
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